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Former Gauteng MEC for Health implicated in “massive corruption”
Allegations stem from a 2007 tender for “smart card” technology that was never rolled out This is according to court papers filed in the Gauteng High Court, which were made public yesterday by...
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Speech: Western Cape Health Provincial Budget Vote 2015/16
The Western Cape Health Department will receive 36 percent of the overall provincial budget for the 2015/16 financial year, notes Mbombo’s 15 April 2015 speech. The total department budget for the...
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Unregulated old age homes may be on the rise
According to the SAHRC, only eight state-run old age homes exist in South Africa. Mpumalanga, and the Western and Northern Cape have no such facilities (File photo) According to the SAHRC, Mpumalanga,...
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Report: Causes, implications and possible responses to staffing moratoria
Released in November 2015, the 18-page paper outlines the causes, consequences and possible responses to the implementation of moratoria on the filling of posts within the health system. It argues that...
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The Big Chill: Health post freeze threatens services
Oral health screenings pick up more than just cavities – they can also pick up the signs of underlying conditions. In the Eastern Cape’s OR Tambo District, three dentists serve more than 400,000...
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Health Department denies allegations of frozen posts
“We want to put it on record that there are no medical posts frozen in this country,” said Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi in a statement issued Monday. “If there is freezing of posts by government...
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Regulate private health prices, inquiry told
The Competition Commission has initiated the inquiry because it “has reason to believe that there are features of the sector that prevent, distort or restrict competition” “The current absence of an...
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Gates Foundation to invest R1.2b to close data gap
According to Melinda Gates, the world lacks data on women for 80 percent of the targets under Sustainable Development Goal 5 to increase gender equality (File photo) Foundation Co-chair Melinda Gates...
View ArticleSECTION27 on NHI: ‘Fix SA’s public healthcare system first’
As the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill winds its way through parliament, a human rights organisation has urged government to address inequalities within the public healthcare system before the...
View ArticleA breakthrough in the treatment of drug-resistant TB signals shorter and...
People battling rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (RR-TB) could soon have access to a shorter and safer course of treatment. Doctors without Borders (MSF) have released the results from a clinical...
View ArticleMajor boost to South Africa’s Aids, TB and Malaria programmes
The Global Fund has donated R8.8-billion to South Africa to fight HIV/Aids, tuberculosis, and malaria. The grant, which runs for three years from April 2022 until March 2025, gives a major boost to the...
View ArticleEast Rand NGO brings festive season home to children
Recently the Villalissa Support Group based in Johannesburg’s East Rand threw a Christmas party for orphaned and vulnerable children, but the NGO is the third in as many months to complain about...
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